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Inaugural Winners in Sport

Inaugural Winners in Sport

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 In this episode, Paul will discuss some sportspeople and teams from over the years who were the first to win an event, a medal, a competition or achieve an incredible feat. Some of what will be discussed include:- A man known as ‘the little professor’, due to his genius mind, who was the first man to win the Indianapolis 500 and ignite a great legacy.- A small South American nation that was the first to win the World Cup- Argentina and the first Basketball World Cup- 1980 State of Origin and Arthur Beetson- Rajasthan Royals, Keke Rossburg, Glenn McGrath, - Nadia Commenici, James Connelly, Helen de Pourteles- Western Division, Charles Bannerman, Jackie Robinson- Muhammad Ali and rap- Cathy Freeman and Nova Perris, Robin Knox-JohnstonThere is also the Quiz and segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now.Inaugurals in Sport Sources1. Motorsports on NBC ‘top 10 moments in indianapolis 500 history’, 20/8/20202. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steinbrenner4. Topend sports.com ‘Indianapolis 500 (indy 500)’, robert wood, march 20175. Topend sports.com ‘triple crown of motorsport’, robert wood, march 20176. Indianapolis motorspeedway.com ‘110th indy 500, united we race’, 20267. britannica.com ‘indianapolis 500 automobile race’, britannica editors, 9/4/268. Rraquello ‘i’ve got a secret:aj foyt & ray harroun, june 1, 1961’, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harroun9. imsmuseum.org ‘ray harroun’, indianapolis motor speedway museum, 202610. Indianapolis motor speedway ‘on this day, ray harroun’, 13/1/2611. indyencyclopedia.org ‘ray harroun, race car driver’ jyoti a. Verderame, december, 202212. Rayharroun fan club.com ‘ray harroun’, n.d13. The henry ford.org ‘ray harroun, #32 marmon, 1911 indianapolis:artifact overview’, phil harms collection, 202614. espn.com ‘from first winner ray harroiun to sunday’s 100th winner, the indy 500 is special’, ryan mc gee, 27/5/201615. Motor sports hall of fame of america.com ‘ray harroun’, by michael j.kollins, n.d16. kids.kiddle.co ‘ray harroun facts for kids’ kiddle enyclopedia, 17/10/2517. Vanderbilt cup races.com ‘ray harroun’, by michael j.kollins in motorsport hall of fame of america, n.d18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indianapolis_50019. geni.com ‘ray harroun’, patricia ann clark, 26/2/2520. Topend sports.com ‘timeline of sporting firsts’, robert wood, june 201221. Topend sports.com ‘a brief history of sports’, robert wood, june 201222. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1877_Wimbledon_Championship24. olympics.com ‘international women’s day: five historic firsts for female olympians’, by sean mcalister, 9/3/2325. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Peris26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1895_U.S._Open_(golf)27. afl.com ‘brownlow medal history’, n.d28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_(horse)30. nba.com ‘list of nba champions’, from nba.com staff, 9/10/2531. Golden globe race.com ‘the history:stepping back to the golden age of solo sailing’, 2026 golden globe race32. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Origin_series33. National rugby league ‘state of origin 1980/game 1/extended highlights/nrl’, 27/2/2434. andscape.com ‘muhammad ali:the original rapper’, by chuck d as told to michael tillery, 9/6/2016 35. Televerse media ‘ali rap’, 8/12/200636. Motorsport memorial.org ‘motorsport memorial:lest we forget ray harroun’, n.dIntro music- Puncher by Abbynoise Outro- Can’t Give it up by All Good Folks from Uppbeat
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